Torbay & District RMA
©Torbay & District Royal Marines Association 2011
Royal Marines Association
Patron: Her Majesty The Queen
(Torbay & District)
President: Colonel Peter Clough RM
Branch Secretary: John Higgs, 1 Locks Hill, Babbacombe ,TQ1 3TT
Telephone: 01803 327655
Email: jonda1934@talktalk.net
Minutes of the meeting held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 23rd March 2011 at the Royal British Legion, Kingsteighton.
Chairman: Colin Maddox 01626 367390
Secretary: John Higgs 01803 327655
Treasurer Bernard Armer 01626 204720
The meeting opened at 19.50 by Frank Percival, Vice Chairman
Apologies: Apologies were given at the AGM for Colin Maddox
Minutes: There were no Minutes for the February Meeting as it was a Noggin & Natter
Reports
Chairman: Colin was not present so there was nothing to report
Secretary: John reported that we had received a very nice letter from John Isaac’s family thanking us for our presence at his funeral. There was nothing further to report as all was covered at the AGM
Treasurer: The outgoing Treasurer reported that we had made a loss on the Dinners of over £600 and that we had spent £100 for entertainment for the Fish and Chip Evening.
John said that the raffle had completely covered the cost of the entertainment and it had been listed separately. Iain said that we relied too much on the raffle to cover extras. Martyn asked if there was a breakdown on the whole thing and Bern said that that was in separate books. It was agreed to submit the breakdowns as soon as available. The President said that he didn’t think there was a problem as the Branch itself was still in profit. He also said that Bern should discuss the breakdowns with George at the next Committee Meeting to see just where we went wrong.
Welfare/Globe & Laurel Iain reported that he had received cheques from John Isaacs funeral which he had forwarded to the RMBF, they amounted to approximately £150. Dave Tipper has now moved into his new flat and seems to be settling in well. At this point the President informed our new member of Dave’s medical situation.
Website: George was not at the meeting but everything is well with the website
Torbay & District Website: www.torbay-
South West Reunion Weekend¨ Frank reported that there were 5 members attending and gave directions to the hotel.
Fish & Chip Evening: This is booked for 27th April, in place of the April Meeting. John said he had a copy of the application form if anyone required it. A position would be cordoned off for the Van. Information has been sent to various other organisations inviting them to join us.
President’s Dinner: This is to take place at the Torquay United Football Club on the 24th June, application forms will be available next month.
Any Other Business: John informed the meeting that Ken Fraser had given him the name of the Author of the Cockleshell Heroes. The Final Witness. He has got a 6 minute slot on the One Show on Wednesday 30th March. He has also agreed to come and give us a talk regarding the book. When we have a date we will circulate other organisations to see if they would like to join us.
At this point Captain Martyn Heenan took the floor. He said that Colin attended the Corps Dinner at RNAS Yeovilton and presented a figurine of a Viking Armoured Support Vehicle to the Armoured Support Group. He also said that the OC wanted to come to the meeting but was a bit tied up at the moment and had asked Martyn to present the photograph to the Branch on his behalf. Peter Clough accepted the photograph on behalf of the Branch and said that he was sorry Collin was not available to do the honours he also asked Martyn to convey our thanks to the OC.